I currently have a Ruger model 77 mkII in .270, the question is whether I should modify what i have or trade it in towards a different base rifle. I was thinking that if I went the trade route that I would go with a Remington 700 sps varmit in .308. let me know what you guys think.
Modify or trade in?
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Re: Modify or trade in?
Trade in for the Remingon, you wont be disapointed. More options for upgrade, Stocks, triggers etc.
Trade in for the Remingon, you wont be disapointed. More options for upgrade, Stocks, triggers etc.
Re: Modify or trade in?
I`d go with the caliber your department utilizes.Just some food for thought.Then yes after that I`d buy a gun you can afford an optics you can`t.Then practice every chance you get.
I`d go with the caliber your department utilizes.Just some food for thought.Then yes after that I`d buy a gun you can afford an optics you can`t.Then practice every chance you get.
Re: Modify or trade in?
I built mine off of a SPS Varmint in .308 also, and I'm very pleased with it. Can't go wrong with the Rem 700 action.
I built mine off of a SPS Varmint in .308 also, and I'm very pleased with it. Can't go wrong with the Rem 700 action.
Re: Modify or trade in?
The Ruger is a good hunting rifle but for your purposes you would be better off selling/trading it for a different rifle.
The Ruger is a good hunting rifle but for your purposes you would be better off selling/trading it for a different rifle.
Re: Modify or trade in?
The rifle will be the easy part. Getting the position on the SWAT team may be a little harder. The SPS varmint in .308 is what I sell people in your position. Change the trigger and the stock, bed it and mount a quality scope and I have yet to see one that will not hold 1/2 MOA. A Sendero is a good place to start. You get a usable stock.
The rifle will be the easy part. Getting the position on the SWAT team may be a little harder. The SPS varmint in .308 is what I sell people in your position. Change the trigger and the stock, bed it and mount a quality scope and I have yet to see one that will not hold 1/2 MOA. A Sendero is a good place to start. You get a usable stock.
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Hate to tell you this but you should definetly trade it. A Savage, winchester, remington, sako or howa all would be better platforms to start building on. Most on here will tell you to get a basic "tactical" 308 and go from their. I will agree with most you should shoot the shit our of it, but I think a better starter rifle is the 223, especially a fast twist if you handload. You get more shooting practice dollar for dollar and more trigger time equals better shooting. you don't need a 308 to learn to mil range things, or read the wind or use correct breathing/trigger control etc... The point is to go out and practice. if you want to be a marksmen make sure you practice all positions not just prone like alot of guys out their.
Hate to tell you this but you should definetly trade it. A Savage, winchester, remington, sako or howa all would be better platforms to start building on. Most on here will tell you to get a basic "tactical" 308 and go from their. I will agree with most you should shoot the shit our of it, but I think a better starter rifle is the 223, especially a fast twist if you handload. You get more shooting practice dollar for dollar and more trigger time equals better shooting. you don't need a 308 to learn to mil range things, or read the wind or use correct breathing/trigger control etc... The point is to go out and practice. if you want to be a marksmen make sure you practice all positions not just prone like alot of guys out their.
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You did not give any indication to what your current skill level is. So I am assuming you are just starting out. In that case I would spend my time and resources in learning how to shoot, and not so much what equipment you have. There is nothing better than a good quality 22 rifle and a few cases of ammo to get you started.
I see guys all the time with rigs that cost thousands of dollars, but can not hit the broad side of a barn. I watch them alot at the public ranges with their AR's. They "spray and pray". They run off a few hundred rounds and brag to their friends. However they do not hit anything.
I do not know who you have to impress to get the job you want. But I would bet that they would be more impressed by a guy who could hit a Pepsi can off handed at 100 yards, over a guy who walks in with some fancy looking rifle. In order to be proficient with a firearm you need to be able to shoot it in all conditions(as stated above-not just prone). I have watched so called experts shoot many times. Then I put a sheet of note book paper on a target at 100 yards and ask them to shoot at it(off handed). You would be surprised how many completely miss the paper. And with several shots, not jut one shoot.
Put a couple of thousand rounds through that 270 over the next year or so. You will be far better served in the long run. And if you do not reload then spend that money on reloading equipment so you can shoot those 2,000 rounds for less money. Tom.
You did not give any indication to what your current skill level is. So I am assuming you are just starting out. In that case I would spend my time and resources in learning how to shoot, and not so much what equipment you have. There is nothing better than a good quality 22 rifle and a few cases of ammo to get you started.
I see guys all the time with rigs that cost thousands of dollars, but can not hit the broad side of a barn. I watch them alot at the public ranges with their AR's. They "spray and pray". They run off a few hundred rounds and brag to their friends. However they do not hit anything.
I do not know who you have to impress to get the job you want. But I would bet that they would be more impressed by a guy who could hit a Pepsi can off handed at 100 yards, over a guy who walks in with some fancy looking rifle. In order to be proficient with a firearm you need to be able to shoot it in all conditions(as stated above-not just prone). I have watched so called experts shoot many times. Then I put a sheet of note book paper on a target at 100 yards and ask them to shoot at it(off handed). You would be surprised how many completely miss the paper. And with several shots, not jut one shoot.
Put a couple of thousand rounds through that 270 over the next year or so. You will be far better served in the long run. And if you do not reload then spend that money on reloading equipment so you can shoot those 2,000 rounds for less money. Tom.
Re: Modify or trade in?
Thanks for all of the advice. I am new to the tactical shooting scene but have been shooting and hunting for the last 12 years or so. I think that my budget will like the idea of shooting the crap out of the .270 while I work on my mechanics and maybe I will be able to get a reloading set up going. With two little ones under two years old I don't get as much time to shoot as I used to.
Thanks for all of the advice. I am new to the tactical shooting scene but have been shooting and hunting for the last 12 years or so. I think that my budget will like the idea of shooting the crap out of the .270 while I work on my mechanics and maybe I will be able to get a reloading set up going. With two little ones under two years old I don't get as much time to shoot as I used to.
